1987 Canadian Professional Championship
The 1987 BCE Canadian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 2 and 8 August 1987 at the Scarborough Village Theatre in Toronto, Canada.[4][5]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–8 August 1987 |
| Venue | Scarborough Village Theatre |
| City | Toronto |
| Country | Canada |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | $30,000[1] |
| Winner's share | $6,000[2] |
| Highest break | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (84)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Cliff Thorburn |
| Runner-up | Jim Bear |
| Score | 8–4 |
← 1986 1988 → | |
Cliff Thorburn won the title for the fourth year in a row, and fifth overall, by beating Jim Bear 8–4 in the final.[6]
Main draw
| First round Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 13 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gerry Watson
| 6 | Gerry Watson
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Thornley
| 4 | Cliff Thorburn
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra
| 6 | Mario Morra
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Chaperon
| 5 | Mario Morra
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Frank Jonik
| 6 | Frank Jonik
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Sanderson
| 3 | Cliff Thorburn
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Bear
| 6 | Jim Bear
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bernie Mikkelsen
| 0 | Jim Bear
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych
| 6 | Jim Wych
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gino Rigitano
| 4 | Jim Bear
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Cagianello
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- Hawthorn, Tom (30 July 1987). "The Dean Truly a man of the cloth, he was master of his game". The Globe and Mail. p. D9.
- Morrison, Rick (9 August 1987). "Cliff Thorburn crowned Canadian snooker king". Toronto Star. p. G4.
- Smith, Terry, ed. (1988). "Canadian Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 119. ISBN 0720718309.
- Morrison, Rick (2 August 1987). "Slumping Thorburn back to defend title". Toronto Star. p. G3.
- "Other National Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 155.
- "1987 Canadian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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